Mount Sinai, also known as Mount Horeb, is twice called “the mountain of God” in Scripture. Unlike most other mountains where significant events in salvation history occurred, we are not given any definite information about the mountain’s precise location, height above the surrounding region, or physical appearance. From the biblical references, we can say that …
The Bible in the Early Church
Justo González, The Bible in the Early Church (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2022). 186pp + indexes. ISBN 9780802881748 Reviewed by Dr Rod Benson When Christians and people of other or no faith ask me questions about the Bible, they typically don’t ask why I regard the Bible as trustworthy, or why I shape my life on …
Passions of the Christ: The Emotional Life of Jesus in the Gospels
F. Scott Spencer, Passions of the Christ: The Emotional Life of Jesus in the Gospels (Baker Academic, 2021). 265pp + bib. & indexes. ISBN 9781540964465 Reviewed by Dr Rod Benson Carl Heinrich Bloch, Jesus Cleansing the Temple, 1874. Biblical revelation, the ecumenical creeds, and orthodox Christian theology all attest that Jesus Christ was fully God …
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Taming the Beast: A Reception History of Behemoth and Leviathan
Mark R. Sneed, Taming the Beast: A Reception History of Behemoth and Leviathan (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2022). 288 pages. ISBN: 9783110579314. Reviewed by Dr Rod Benson William Blake, Behemoth and Leviathan, 1805. The poet and artist William Blake painted the image above, depicting the mythical biblical creatures Behemoth and Leviathan, in 1805. More recently, children's …
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A young person’s wisdom
Sunday 28 October 2001 Job 32-37 Toby Nelson worked as a volunteer chaplain at the site of the demolished twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York. He writes: In between spontaneous comfort and counseling sessions, one could see the enormity of this disaster. TV images and words fail to capture what I …
